head off

英 [hed ɒf]

美 [hed ɔːf]

拦截; 拦住; 防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 拦截;拦住
  If youhead offa person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in.
  1. He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.
     他迅速改变方向，拐进走廊截住了她。
• PHRASAL VERB 阻止，防止（尤指不愉快的事）发生
  If youheadsomethingoff, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening.
  1. He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike...
     他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。
  2. You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off.
     你必须善于发现潜在的麻烦并加以化解。

英英释义

verb

• prevent the occurrence of
  1. Let's avoid a confrontation
  2. head off a confrontation
  3. avert a strike
  Synonym:debarforefendforfendobviatedeflectavertstave offfend offavoidward off

双语例句

• You blew his head off with a shotgun.
  你用猎枪打爆了他的头。
• I'll chop your head off if you dare to make any tricks!
  你要是敢耍花招，我叫你人头落地！
• It's going to tear its head off!
  它要把他是头扯下来了！
• Go chop her head off or something.
  快去砍了她的脑袋，会不会。
• You put it down nowor I'll blow your head off!
  你现在把它放下要么我崩了你！
• I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my head off.
  我问他怎么了，他却朝我怒吼。
• He wrenched the fowl's head off.
  他拧下了鸟头。
• This will have the effect of pulling your upper torso and head off the floor.
  这将有助于拉你的躯干上部和头离开地板。
• I'll wring his calf's head off his body with these hands.
  我要用这双手将他那牛脖子拧下来。
• Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
  找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。